New Hanford Cleanup Contractor to Start Work in October
The U.S. Department of Energy awarded a $10 billion, 10-year contract to a consortium of well-known, established companies with extensive Hanford Site experience. The consortium, known as the Central Plateau Cleanup Company, is owned by a team lead by Amentum, formerly AECOM, and includes Fluor Federal Services and Atkins Nuclear Secured. The contract award was […]
Software Developed at PNNL Provided Early Alert to Covid-19
Text analysis software developed at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory began tracking a new, unidentified viral pneumonia spreading across China in December 2019. A month later it had a name, Covid-19. The software, called BioFeeds, is used by dozens of U.S. government agencies to monitor open-source text information worldwide to identify active and potential biological, chemical, […]
Register Now for Specialized Small Business Training Sessions
Commerce announced that it will offer free weekly online training seminars for rural, minority, veteran and woman-owned businesses beginning September 30. The ScaleUp Training Series covers subjects such as increasing revenue, strengthening your product or service, creating a competitive advantage, improving your marketing strategy, and better understanding financial statements and key business drivers and metrics. […]
Tri-Cities Ranks in Top 10 as Best Place to Raise Kids
Personal finance website SmartAsset ranked the Tri-Cities 9th among 200 metro areas as one of the Best Places to Raise Kids in America. The Tri-Cities was the only metro area listed in the top 20 located in the Pacific Northwest. The rankings are based on the percentage of the population that are children, housing costs […]
New ‘Experience Audit’ Developed at WSU Helps Wineries Re-Open
A new customer audit tool was developed by Byron Marlowe, WSU Tri-Cities professor and director of wine and business management at the WSU Wine Science Center, located in the Tri-Cities Research District. The customer audit is designed to help wineries re-open and recover during the COVID-19 pandemic. By identifying components of what Marlowe calls the […]
Research District Company Receives Approval For First Small Nuclear Reactor Design
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Committee approved the design of the first small modular nuclear reactor (SMR). The approval marks the final phase of the technical review for safety of NuScale’s SMR design. In 2015, the U.S. Department of Energy contributed $16.6 million to NuScale to build a 12-module, 720 MW powerplant at the Idaho National […]
PNNL To Participate In New Quantum Information Research Centers
The U.S. Department of Energy will provide more than $1 billion to create five new Quantum Information Research centers nationwide with PNNL researchers deeply involved in three of them. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), located in the Tri-Cities Research District (TCRD), will play a major role in the Co-design Center for Quantum Advantage (C2QA) led by […]
Heather Cova Named As New WSU Tri-Cities Chief of Staff
WSU Tri-Cities chancellor Sandra Haynes announced the appointment of Heather Cova as the new Chief of Staff. Cova previously served as the Administrative Manager of the Viticulture & Enology Program at the Wine Science Center. As Chief of Staff, Heather reports directly to the Chancellor and serves as a champion for the vision and strategic initiatives set by the Chancellor, including […]
PNNL Study Shows Need For Electric Vehicle Grid Planning
A recently published study by PNNL’s Electricity Infrastructure group states that cities and public utilities need to change how they manage their electric infrastructure due to increasing numbers of electric vehicles on the road. By 2028, it’s expected that 24 million electric vehicles will be operational. However, one fast-charging electric vehicle can draw as much […]
Greater Spokane Incorporated Hires Longtime Tri-Cities Economic Developer
Gary Ballew, long-time Director of Economic Development for the Port of Pasco, accepted a position as Vice President for Economic Development at Greater Spokane Incorporated (GSI). GSI represents 925 businesses in the Spokane area and is comparable to the Tri-City Development Council (TRIDEC) and the Tri-City Regional Chamber of Commerce combined. Ballew is highly respected in […]